Lining for milk-bottles.



.Mp G.`SE'AMANS. LINING POR MILK BOTTLES.

AXPLIOTION FILED N`0V.25, 1911. V

Patented May 6, 1913.

` vnwmannwm f 5 q Q MERRITT G. SEAMANS, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

LINING FOR MILK-BOTTLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 25, 1911.

Patented May 6, 1913. serial No, 662,368.

Tall whom it may concern.' Y

Be it known that I, MEnRrr'r G. Smamzvs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Atlanta, in the county ot' Fulton and State of Georgia, haveinvented new and use'tul Improvements in Linings for Milk-B( ities,

` of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to linings for milk bottles. 4

Under the present custom the dealer requests that the purchaser of abottle ot milk thoroughly clean the bottle be'tore it is returned andreasonably expects that the same will be done with a view of maintainingas far'as possible a perfect sanitary condition of the bottle as it ispassed from customer to dealer' and Vice versa. In view ot' thiscustomary practice the bottles do not undergo such cleansin treatmentthat will render the same satis actorily sanitary. lt is known that if abottle is apparently cleaned when collected by the dealer it is usedsnbsetpicutly without bein subjected to further sterilization and inView thereot', improperly cleaned bottles containing germs or foreignmatter are repeatedly used without any regard to their condition anddisease is frequently spread through such neglect or carelessness.

It is an object of my invention to cure to the maximum the above notedobjections and to provide a perfect sanitary construction ot' 'liningfor the bottle, whereby the milk will be positively held againstcontacting with the Walls of the bottle and thus held against beingsubjected to germs or foreign mattei which have been carelessly lett inthe bottle when the latter is improperly washed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a lining for milk bottleswhich will include substantiall a receptacle-like member that can befoldedyto permit ot its convenient insertion in the bottle. or theremoval ot' the same therefrom.

Another object ot' the invention `is to provide a foldable lining" whichis susceptible to expansion against the walls otl the iottle under thcweight ot the liquid when the latter is poured into the bottle.

Another object ot the invention is to provide a lining which willinclude a neck portion to be folded over thc ncck otl the bottle and tobe used as a mouthpiece when one is drinking directly t'rom the bottle,thereby holding* the lip ot the user out ot direct contact with theAdass ncck ot' the bottle.

A still t'urthcr object ot the invention is to provide a lining whichwill-inclnde an unscating tab which may be manually operated toeffectively unseat the wafer or closure of the bottle and to permit thewafer to he exposed for conyenient withd awel.

In thc drawing, formingr a portion of this specification and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views:ltigurc 1 is a perspective view of a portion ot' a bottle showing theapplica- `tion ot' the lining thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionthrough the bottle and through the lining' and the bottle closure,showing in dotted lilies the coliapscd position of the lining and int'nll lines the distended position of the lining. Fig. 3 is aperspective view ot' the lining. Fig. t is a section through a bottleneck showing the application of a slightly modified form of liningthereto. r

While it is described that the lining is intended admirably for useinanilk bottles it is Asaid that the same can be used in similar bottlesor containers tor marketing beverages, such as beer.

For elearness in illustration, a milk bottle A ot' usual constructionand configuration is shown herein. This bottle is provided with a neckll and an interiorly located Wafer `01 closure seat C. 'lhelining l isconstructed ot' plain paper, paratlin paper or like foldable materialwhich is preferably impervious. The lining' is formed also of a sin lepiecc ot' material which is folded t0 )rovide the cvlindrical walls .2which may 1e collapsed to the dotted line position D, as

shown in Fig. L), and an integral foldable bottom 3 which may beadjusted to assume the dotted line position l1) iii-Fig. 2. The saidbottom 3 is provided with the creases -l which are radially disposedwith reference to the axial line ot' the lining and which op-` eratecollectively to dctine upon the bottom substantially dart or triangularsections 5, whereby the bottom can be folded upwardly and inwardly insubstantially truste-conical form to present the downwardly inclinedwalls, as shown at E in the dotted lines in Fig. 2, which will beexposed wholly to the weight. ot the milk or liquid as the same ispoured into the bottle. The vertical wall 2 ot the lining; can bct'oidcd tlirtmgliotit in any obvious manner so as to permit the liningto bc readily inserted into the bottle or removed thercl'rom as thcoccasion may demand,

The walls 2 ofthe lining, after the milk or liquid has been poured intothe bottle, are folded over the edge of the neck B, as shown at 6, so asto provide a mouthpiece which .engage against the seat 8, as shown inFig.

2. The walls 2 have a portion 9 forming a tab to underlie a portion ofthe disk. This tab is folded on its underside to form thevinnerreinforcing part 10. The said tab forming portion' extendsdownwardly against oneside of the neck of the bottle and it may be usedadvantageously to partly llift the wafer 7 from its seat in the bottleneck and to expose the wafer for convenient manipulation 'and removal.

Iny the modified form of the invention shown in Fig. 4, the lining 11 isprovided at its upper end with a portion 12 which is folded on itself soas to provide a part 13 which is normally disposed within the neck ofthe bottle 'and held therein and against the seat 14 of the bottle neckby the closure or Wafer 15. When the wafer is removed the part 13 ofthelining can be folded over the neck of the bottle as shown in the dottedlines and used as a sanitary mouthpiece. It

' also is used as a guard to prevent the milk as it is poured from thebottle to contact with foreign or objectionable matter which may be leftupon the exterior portion of the neck by handling the bottle duringvending or marketing thereof.

Now that the essential features of construction of the lining have beendescribed,

it is said that the lining is folded into substantially elongated formand then inse"ed. longitudinally into the bottle with the open end ofthe lining disposed above the plane of the neck of the bottle. The milkor liquid is then poured directly into thev lining and under the weightof the liquid the walls of the lining will be distended or expandedagainst the walls of the bottle, as shown in the full lines in Fig. 2.When the bottle iS returned to the dealer the old lining is removed anda new one substituted therefor. While it is proper to exercise care incleaning the bottle even though the use of the lining disclosed isresorted to, it is obvi ously seen that the lining, in effect, forms aguard and with its use germs left upon the bottle by a preceding userwill not be communicated to the subsequent user.

A I claim:

The combination with a bottle having a lining removably vfittingtherein, and a wafer-like closure closing one end of the bottle andembraced by the walls of the lining, of a portion of the liningextending above the plane of the closure and then'laterally over theneck of the bottle and then downwardly against the outside of the neckand provided with a tab folded on itself and terminally underlying thedownwardly/extending portion of the lining and Vinterposed between saidportion and-the neck and then terminally extending into the neck tounderlie the closure.

In testimony whereof I atiX my signature

